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Westwood Wealth Management Firm Recognized By The Financial Times Westwood Wealth Management Firm Recognized By The Financial Times
Westwood Wealth Management Firm Recognized By The Financial Times WESTWOOD, N.J. -- Modera Wealth Management, a Westwood-based firm, has been named to the Financial Times' 300 Top Registered Investment Advisers -- for the third consecutive year. The list recognizes independent RIA firms from across the U.S. based on certain criteria set by the Financial Times. More than 1,500 -RIA firms were invited to apply for consideration based on their assets under management, or AUM. Applicants were then graded on six criteria: AUM, AUM growth rate, number of years in existence, advanced industry credentials of the firm’s advisors, online accessibility and complianc…

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News
EPA To Study Contamination In Hackensack River EPA To Study Contamination In Hackensack River
EPA To Study Contamination In Hackensack River HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Over the next two months, the federal Environmental Protection Agency will be studying pollution in the Hackensack River, to see if its bad enough to put make it a Superfund site, The Record has reported. An earlier EPA study found lead, mercury and dioxins, among other pollutants, according to The Record. Parts of the Hudson and Passaic rivers already have the infamous designation, The Record reported. If the Hackensack is added, the agency would then develop a cleanup plan. Read the full The Record story here.

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State Considers Oversight Of Bergen Regional Medical Center, Given Assaults State Considers Oversight Of Bergen Regional Medical Center, Given Assaults
State Considers Oversight Of Bergen Regional Medical Center, Given Assaults PARAMUS, N.J. --The state Senate Health Committee has approved legislation to create a state hospital hospital authority to supervise the Bergen Regional Medical Center -- instead of the current county agency -- in light of the continuing assaults there, The Record reported.The proposed law comes after The Record reported on hundreds of alleged assaults. The nearly 300 reports of assault in 2015 is up nearly 40 percent from the prior year, according to The Record. Hospital President Susan Men­delowitz declined an invitation to testify before the committee hospital -- or to send a hospital o…

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Neighbors
Happy Birthday To Englewood's Jon Leibowitz Happy Birthday To Englewood's Jon Leibowitz
Happy Birthday To Englewood's Jon Leibowitz ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Englewood native Jon Leibowitz, who was chairman of the Federal Trade Commission from 2009 to 2013. He will turn 58 this Friday, June 17. Leibowitz grew up in Englewood and graduated from Dwight Morrow High School. He got his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin and his law degree from the New York University School of Law. His wife, Ruth Marcus, is a columnist for The Washington Post. In addition to having been a private attorney, Leibowitz was counsel for multiple U.S. senators, as well as for multiple Senate subcommittees.

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Neighbors
Happy Birthday To Upper Saddle River's Jason Patric Happy Birthday To Upper Saddle River's Jason Patric
Happy Birthday To Upper Saddle River's Jason Patric UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Upper Saddle River's Jason Patric. The actor will turn 50 this Friday, June 17. Patric was born in Queens but raised in Upper Saddle River. He attended Cavallini Middle School and Don Bosco Prep, as well as a high school in Santa Monica. While in high school, he participated in productions of "Dracula" and "Grease." His father is Jason Miller, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Academy Award-nominated actor, his mother is actress Linda Miller and his maternal grandfather was actor and comedian Jackie Gleason. Patric la…

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Happy Birthday To Alpine's Joe Piscopo Happy Birthday To Alpine's Joe Piscopo
Happy Birthday To Alpine's Joe Piscopo ALPINE, N.J. -- Happy birthday to actor and comedian Joe Piscopo, who was born in Passaic and lived in Alpine for a bit. He turns 65 this Friday, June 17. Piscopo is perhaps best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live." He and Eddie Murphy were on the show from 1980-1984. Piscopo was known for his impressions, especially of Frank Sinatra. He's had many film roles and TV appearances -- including on "Star Trek: the Next Generation" and "Law & Order" -- and has done a bit of voice work.

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HackensackUMC Earns Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Award HackensackUMC Earns Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Award
HackensackUMC Earns Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Award HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Hackensack University Medical Center is being honored for the third year in a row with the Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Award. The most prestigious environmental achievement award offered by Practice Greenhealth, the Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award recognizes health care facilities that exemplify environmental excellence and are setting the highest standards for environmental practices in health care. HackensackUMC is the only hospital in the New Jersey/New York area to win this award three years in a row. "I want to congratulate Deirdre Imu…

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Richard's Shoes In Wayne Closing Its Doors Richard's Shoes In Wayne Closing Its Doors
Richard's Shoes In Wayne Closing Its Doors WAYNE, N.J. -- At July's end, Richard's Shoes, a children's shoe shoe in Wayne, will be closing its doors after 44 years in business, The Record reports.Brothers-in-law Nick Olivia and Bob Gimon opened the store in 1972. The original Richard's Shoes was in Oakland, opened by Olivia's uncle, Richard Cancellieri, according to The Record. That store has been shuttered for 30 years or so. Independent shoe stores face increasing challenges, both from the vastly increased number of shoe they must be able to stock and the increase in online sales, The Record reports. For these owners, though, it w…

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Closter Veteran Named American Legion Post Commander Closter Veteran Named American Legion Post Commander
Closter Veteran Named American Legion Post Commander CLOSTER, N.J. -- Joe Organo was officially named commander of the Leroy S. Mead Post 111 American Legion on Tuesday night. The American Legion and Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion were established in 1919, toward the end of World War I, to promote veteran's affairs. Closter's Post 111 was awarded its charter in September 1919. You must have served in the armed forces during wartime and have been honorably discharged, in order to be eligible for American Legion membership.

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Events
Closter Kicks Off Summer Concert Series Closter Kicks Off Summer Concert Series
Closter Kicks Off Summer Concert Series CLOSTER, N.J. -- Closter Recreation's series of five free concerts kicks off this Friday, June 17, with a performance by Marc Berger and Ride. Here's a Steven Ha review of the band: Marc Berger and Ride bring a well choreographed mix of deep country folk songs with touches of bluegrass, roots, Americana, a little spicy Cajun and even a little indie with an effects-laced lead acoustic guitar. It's near impossible to sit through a set without feeling a musical kinship to something in every song, even if it's just the basic joy of watching a well seasoned band rip through every song as if it…

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